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, uiten @tetes gement @time Y vilnwjrs Y. KETGHAM, oF PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK.

Leters'Jnh'nt .o. 62,038, dated .February 12, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT in WATER-estres ron SUPPLYING Loeonorivss.

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Be it known that I, LEWIS Y. KETCIIA-M, of Port Jervis, in the county of' Orange, und State of New York, have invented certain neu' undl useful Improvement on Water-Crimesfor Supplying'Wu-tcr to LocomotivcEugines; rml I do hereby declare that the following is :i full, clear, and exact description of' the sume, reference being had to `the nceompenying'-tlrnwings, sind to the leeis und marks thereon. l

My .nvention is designed for use et any station or point along the line ofthe railroad Where it is desirable or necessary to supply the locomotive engine tank with water, und may be sornrra-nged as to be connected with n unter-forcing nppnrntus, or with a' reservoir or supply source, depending upon the natural tion or Weight of the water. The construction and arrangement of my improvement allow of its being operated by the enginemnn,'eitlicr While standing upon the engine tank or tender," or by getting oli' und standing upon the platform of the water-crane.

The drawings, forming part of this specitiezition, -represent my improvement- Figure 1 thereof beings view by elevation, the ineens for operating the :vater-controlling vulve being shown.

in the one position; and Y Figure 2 being n view by vertical section, the ineens for operating the valve being shown in :mother position; the first-named position being that when the vulve is closed, und the second-named position that when the vulve is open, permitting the flow of water. v v

Figure 3 is a, View of the arrangement of a. rocker-shaft for opening and closing the water-vulve; land Figure 4, :L sectional view of the lower part of the tubular shaft, with the bearing surfaces in contact reversed from Awhat is shown by iig. 2. u

N In en .elrfil thesefiguresL wlrerelikerpurts nre shown, lilremerlrs und ylrzttersnfire .used io. indicate thepatts.

A hollow pedestal or cylinder, a, the lower pur-t or end of which rests on the ground, or on the platform, at the ground line, b, surroundsv and gives support to the tubular shaft c; which tubular shaft is the water-conveyer, having its discharge et d, and its inlet orifices e. This tubular shaft c, by u pointed end,"uslshown by fig. 2, or

by a recessed end, es shown by fig. 4, has n suitable bearing, :is indicated by these figures, on the bottom plate Y or part of the water pipe or cyliudcrf. The water-shaft e has a. balancing-head, g, and at the upper end of the pedestal has :i collar,'i, surrounded by anti-friction rollers, recessed in the end of the pedestal, to facilitate Vthe rotation of theomtcikshnft. Wherethe water-shaft enters the cylinder f, there is e stuffing-box, .2', suitably constructed to make n. Water-tight joint. A ring or frume,j, surrounds the pedestal a, having a. lever, k; and braces, Z, pass up from the ring to the horizontalA part of' the Water-shaft. This arrangement of means is intended for rotating the water-shaft While the engineman is standing on thc ground or platform b. When he is stnndingon the tank or tender hc can rotate or turn the wuter-shaftby handling the turned end m, or discharge end of the shaft. From the cylinder ,f n pipe er cylinder, m', passes along to thc water-chamber rz. In 'this Y water-chamber is n., valve, opening inward, which has a, rod, o, attached to it, the rod o being connectedvto u pitman, p, the outer end of which is attached to the lever or arm g of the rocker-shaft r. This -rocker-sheft 1* is sustained in burs, s, which ere united to the platform by the bnr t. The rockershaft has an arm, u, which is .connected to the rod o, passing to thc stem w of an outlet-valve in the pipe m', for allowing the water in the water-shaft to escape `Whenthe water-valve is closed, after the tank of the engine has been supplied, so that there will not be :my water in the rater-shaft when-not in use. An arm from the rocker-shaft r passes to und surrounds a'sleeve or colluiy'x, on the Water-shaft, from which collar go up rods, y, to e forked bellcrank, e,

'33nd by n rod, z', the hell-crank is connected to the hnndlever y. By this arrangement of means the enginenum een operate the water-valve while he is standing on'the tank or tender. When the wnterfva-lve is open, the

Aoutlet-valve will be closed; and when-the water-vulve is shut, the outlet-vnlve will be open. The position of the means, when thc water-valve is open,.is shown by iig. 2; and the position, when that Valve Vis closed, is shoivn 'by fig. 1. l Whenever it is desirable to hnvethe water-shaft used in connection with a. supply tank in nbuilding, vlor the tnnlehousc, thc supply tank being above the line et' the platform, the water-shaft may be shorter than is here shown, and instead of the balancing-head, :L vertical extension muy have a, bearing in'a. horizontal arm,

mixed to :m upright und suitable lever, und other means be connected therewith for operating the wnterwalve inythe trink, and the outlet-vnlve of the waterpipc What I claim as my invention, and desire tp srcurc by Lettexfs Patent, is y 1 The wafer-shaft'c. within the p-glgstzi cpnstpuctelygri'anged, and opcmting substantially as described.

2. T he arrangement of moans or devices vi`o1" )pexai:ing' the water-valve :md the outlet-vxxlve, qs h ercinsfhoywvri and described.

This specification signed this 23d day Qf October, 1866.

LEWIS Y. KETCHAM. Witnesses;

GEp. CLAUSEN, JOSEPH BECKER. 

